IF Essien is not fit they should drop him from the World Cup squad. There should be no favoring him. Agyeman Badu, Anthony Annan and Emmanuel Frimpong can do the job better. When he could have helped us greatly in 2010, he dumped us at the last minute, even though he was at least 90% fit. Why should we consider him now? He really cost us the world cup. His club duty was more important than Ghana then, why not now? Now that he has lost form, why doesn’t he concentrate more on his club duties? Doesn’t he want to take care of himself anymore?

I must honestly say that I never liked Essien’s participation in Milans match last night. He has indeed loosed a lot of form. Speed-less and he can’t poses the ball. Infact the entire <Milan team was really not impressive to me at all. Essien needs more training to beef up his form before Brazil else KA should think well about his inclusion since we have young guys who can equally do better for mother Ghana instead of Essien.

Being objective here…at this age Essien is a solid mistake free player but simply does not have the speed he used to. He will be at the WC but his role will be like Stephen Appiah’s role in 2010. He will come off the bench in certain strategic situations. Pretending he can run like he used to will only be costly in a critical situation at the WC.

@ kwame nti you are 100 percent right, let’s face fact, I thought I’m the only one seeing it, Ghanaians always let’s face fact, Essen is now slow , he can’t run and tackle as well , if you think what we are saying is not true you can also keep your eyes on him

If Essien did not do well yesterday then what would you say of Kaka. Tactically, Essien did what he was suppose to do in the match. The problem with Milan is that they lack the killer instinct. Count the number of times Kaka squandered glorious opportunities. Yes, Essien do not have the sharpness that once made him one of the greatest midfielders in the World but it is an undeniable fact that Essien has what it takes to add value to any team if well utilized. All he needs now is more playing time and he will come good in June. Underestimate him at your own peril.